Change the field label or hint

Change the field label or hint

You can change a field's label or the text that appears as a hint when you point your
cursor to the field.

Before you begin

Role required: personalize_dictionary

Procedure

Navigate to the form the field appears on.

Right-click the field label and select Configure
Label.

Update the form.

Table 1. Changing the Field Label or Hint

Field

Description

Table

The table the label appears on.

Label

The label that the field displays. You can enter up to 50
characters for the label, but not all databases support this
many characters. The recommended maximum is 30 or fewer
characters. HTML in field labels is not supported.

Plural

The plural version of the field label.

Element

The dictionary name of the field.

Help

Helpful text stored in the record.

Hint

A short description of the field that displays when the
user hovers over it.

URL

A URL link that displays on the label if this field is
not blank.

URL target

A target attribute that determines where the URL will
open. For information on the target attributes, see this
W3Schools
article.